Chris Carpenter News

He arrived in the big leagues as the rookie closer. The famed curveball he blew past future teammate Carlos Beltran to clinch the 2006 World Series berth will forever be remembered as one of the most memorable single pitches in Cardinals history.

The Cardinals Care Foundation named its newest youth ball field after Cards pitcher Chris Carpenter.

Determining a player's value is the art and science of assigning a monetary value to a player's performance.

Mike Matheny has not been shy in pushing his starting pitchers deeper into their pitch counts than he did in his first season as Cardinals manager.

Each week, Sporting News will profile a team and a player who have exhibited The Winning Edge during the 2013 season.

When you ask people about who is the best team in baseball, you are going to get a wide range of answers.

Each weekday, Star reporter Mark Ambrogi, a life-long Reds fan, will provide links to Indy's four favorite teams -- the Reds, Cubs, Cardinals and White Sox -- and other hot topics in baseball.

The Cardinals, in many ways, are the Yankees. They have a ton of history, but they are not resting on it.

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From STL to Peoria: Taking a look at the promotions, demotions, and DL stints for the Cardinals' minor league system.

There is a common misconception, at least among casual sports fans, that nothing really interesting happens in Major League Baseball until September.

Craig went 3-for-3 with an RBI, hitting the second triple of his career. His first came last Sunday at Milwaukee in his 899th career at-bat. 1B Matt Adams made his first start Saturday since coming off the disabled list on Tuesday because of an oblique injury.

Francisco Liriano made his debut today for the Pirates and it will be interesting how he performs in his first year in the N.L. - John Rieger-US PRESSWIRE Unfortunately I will be out of town next week and there will be not be any "Around the League" updates.

Cardinals rookie Shelby Miller tossed a one-hitter in his first professional shutout and Carlos Beltran slammed his team-leading ninth home run of the season in a 3-0 win over the Rockies in front of 37,800 at Busch Stadium.

The comeback trail for right-hander Chris Carpenter began with a simple father-son game of catch in the backyard.

Former Cy Young award winner Chris Carpenter took another step toward possibly returning to the mound by tossing a pain-free bullpen session prior to Friday night's game with the Colorado Rockies.

Just back from the Cardinals' pre-game workout at Busch Stadium, Frank Cusumano just entered the sports office and reported that Chris Carpenter threw 70 pitches today, using his entire repertoire and did it all pain free.

At the start of Spring Training, it wasn't even clear if Cardinals right-hander Shelby Miller would be a part of the club's rotation.

Los Angeles Angels fans were excited for the 2013 season, but the team has quickly plummeted in the standings.

MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals' bullpen, the only real drawback to their National League best record through the first five weeks of the season, already has taken a few different looks and likely will have a few more.